Injection molding material containing starch and plant protein
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B27N-005/02
C08L-003/00
출원번호
US-0337788
(2008-12-18)
등록번호
US-8283006
(2012-10-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Wang, James H.
Wideman, Gregory J.
Shi, Bo
Funk, Sarah A.
출원인 / 주소
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Dority & Manning, P.A.
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초록▼
An injection molding material that includes a renewable resin containing a combination of renewable polymers (e.g., starch and plant protein) and a plasticizer is provided. Although such compounds are normally difficult to process into thermoplastics, the present inventors have discovered that injec
An injection molding material that includes a renewable resin containing a combination of renewable polymers (e.g., starch and plant protein) and a plasticizer is provided. Although such compounds are normally difficult to process into thermoplastics, the present inventors have discovered that injection molding materials may nevertheless be formed by melt blending the renewable resin with a synthetic resin (e.g., polyolefin) while selectively controlling the nature of the resins and their relative concentrations. In this manner, a morphology may be achieved in which the renewable resin is present as a discontinuous phase that is dispersed within a continuous phase of the synthetic resin (e.g., “island-in-the-sea” morphology). The discontinuous and continuous phases may each constitute from about 30 vol. % to about 70 vol. %, and in some embodiments, from about 40 vol. % to about 60 vol. %. With such a morphology, the continuity of the synthetic resin can minimize the aggregate properties of the renewable resin such that the molding material possesses melt properties similar to that of the synthetic resin. Further, this morphology may also minimize the need to use different molding tools as the shrinkage properties of the overall composition may be substantially similar to that of the synthetic resin.
대표청구항▼
1. An injection molding material comprising from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of a renewable resin and from about 50 wt. % to about 95 wt. % of a synthetic resin, wherein the renewable resin contains a chemically modified starch component in an amount from about 25 wt. % to about 85 wt. %, wherei
1. An injection molding material comprising from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of a renewable resin and from about 50 wt. % to about 95 wt. % of a synthetic resin, wherein the renewable resin contains a chemically modified starch component in an amount from about 25 wt. % to about 85 wt. %, wherein the chemically modified starch component comprises a starch ether, a starch ester, or a combination thereof, a plant protein component in an amount from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, and a plasticizer component in an amount from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, based on the weight of the renewable resin. 2. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the chemically modified starch component includes a hydroxyalkyl starch. 3. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the plant protein component includes zein, corn gluten, wheat gluten, canola, sunflower sorghum, soy, a derivative thereof, or a combination thereof. 4. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the plant protein component includes gluten or a derivative thereof. 5. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the plant protein includes soy or a derivative thereof. 6. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the plant protein component contains about 75 wt. % or more of protein. 7. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the plasticizer component includes a polyol. 8. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the renewable resin is present in the material as a discontinuous phase that is dispersed within a continuous phase of the synthetic resin. 9. The injection molding material of claim 8, wherein the discontinuous phase and the continuous phase each constitute from about 40 vol. % to about 60 vol. % of the material. 10. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the chemically modified starch component constitutes from about 30 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the renewable resin. 11. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the plant protein component constitutes from about 10 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the renewable resin. 12. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the plasticizer component constitutes from about 10 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the renewable resin. 13. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the synthetic resin includes a polyolefin, styrenic polymer, polycarbonate, acetal polymer, polyamide, vinyl chloride polymer, polyester, or a combination thereof. 14. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the synthetic resin comprises a polyolefin. 15. The injection molding material of claim 14, wherein the polyolefin includes an ethylene polymer, propylene polymer, or a copolymer thereof. 16. The injection molding material of claim 14, wherein the polyolefin has a density of from about 0.93 g/cm3 to about 0.97 g/cm3. 17. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the synthetic resin constitutes from about 50 wt % to about 90 wt. % of the molding material. 18. The injection molding material of claim 1, wherein the renewable resin constitutes from about 10 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of the molding material. 19. An injection molded article formed from a material comprising from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of a renewable resin and from about 50 wt. % to about 95 wt. % of a synthetic resin, wherein the renewable resin contains a chemically modified starch component in an amount from about 25 wt. % to about 85 wt. %, wherein the chemically modified starch component comprises a starch ether, a starch ester, or a combination thereof, a plant protein component in an amount from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, and a plasticizer component in an amount from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, based on the weight of the renewable resin. 20. The article of claim 19, wherein the article is a container for wet wipes. 21. The article of claim 20, wherein the article has a flexural modulus of about 500 Newtons per square millimeter or greater. 22. A method for forming a molded article, the method comprising: injecting a molding material into a cavity defined between bases of a molding apparatus, wherein the molding material comprises from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of a renewable resin and from about 50 wt. % to about 95 wt. % of a synthetic resin, wherein the renewable resin contains a chemically modified starch component in an amount from about 25 wt. % to about 85 wt. %, wherein the chemically modified starch component comprises a starch ether, a starch ester, or a combination thereof, a plant protein component in an amount from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, and a plasticizer component in an amount from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, based on the weight of the renewable resin;cooling the molding material within the cavity to form an article; andremoving the article from the cavity.
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